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| Green lacewings | | ...editerranea.
The wings of the green lacewing are between 6 and 65 mm in length. Most resident species in Europe have a greenish tint. A distinguishing feature is the markings on the head. The two pairs of wings are the same shape and are usually transparent and iridescent with green wing veins.
Larvae are elongated and have small bumps on the chest and abdomen segments, or are plump and have long bristles on the sides of the body.
Adult green lacewings fly at night and at dawn. They feed on poll... | | |
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| ...yellow in colour. The males abdomen is club shaped and the females’ is ovoid. The face and the forehead are bright yellow. Their eyes are hairless. They have reddish-yellow antennae. The thorax has brownish yellow stripes on its sides. The wings are transparent and significantly shorter than the body. The legs are yellow. | | |
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| Adult Tipula oleracea reach body lengths of up to 26 mm. The body is grey and brown in colour. The pronotum is dark and the wings are more or less transparent with a brick red front edge. The abdomen of the males is thicker at the end and ochre to yellow-grey in colour. The females have an ovipositor at the end of their abdomens. The long legs of Tipula oleracea are stilt like in shape. Tipula oleracea ca... | | |
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| They have black bristles on the central section of the chest and two fine dark, longitudinal lines are visible there. The common yellow dung fly has greyish-brown transparent wings with red to yellow edges at the front. The abdomen of the females is greyish-brown with black hair, while the abdomen of the male is light yellow in colour.
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| ... mm in length. Its body is wide and oval. It is reddish-yellowish-brown in colour and has glassy wings. At the head, at the neck and at the plate markers are black spots. Their wings, which exceed the length of their abdomen are largely bright and transparent. These bugs have glands, which release a strongly smelling secretion for defence purposes whenthey are threatened. | | |
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| The wings are transparent, sometimes with a brownish tint in the centre, and reach the end of the abdomen in resting position. The venation of the wings is clearly visible. | | |
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| ...k stripes lengthwise. The stripe in the middle reaches from the neck to the scutellum. The outer stripes are shorter. Beside each outer stripe is one more black stripe which is much thinner and only half as long. The yellow swarming fly’s wings are transparent and extend far beyond the end of its abdomen in resting position. The wings are well developed, unlike those of other frit fly species. The halteres are white. The scutellum is yellow and has no markings. On the upper surface of the abdomen, whi... | | |
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| The latter have transparent wings, while the former have wings with zigzagging dark stripes. Another typical characteristic is the marking on the upper surface of the abdomen. The several segments formed through yellow rings are clearly visible. The marking on the second segme... | | |
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| ... a metallic sheen and 2-4 mm in length. The abdomen is roundish with a "wasp waist" at the front and altogether the bodyresembles that of an ant. The wings (males’ 1.8 to 3.3 mm in length, females’ 2.7 to 3.4 mm ), are completely transparent with a dark spot at the top. Males can be distinguished by the shape of their front legs. Adult flies give off a peculiar smell.
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| The abdomen is wasp-like at the front like an ants. The rear end is often peaked. The wings move up and down almost constantly. They are transparent but have a dark patch close to the outer edges. Their legs are partially covered with bristles. Due to their appearance Sepsis violacea can be easily confused with other species of Sepsidae. | | |
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